austria why taiwan, belgium, germany. there we are, 16. how did we get here? michael reagan is a political consultant and chairman of the reagan group. the hill is a little lower dish don't know -- somebody needs to mow the grass. people are no longer building their houses on it. your thoughts. >> more government intrusion into our lives. in 1990 we were rated number one in the world and we dropped to 16th since then. what's the difference? in 1988 we had confidence in our government. we had a government that worked together, the house, the senate, the president of the united states. there were battles but they got things done. largest tax break in the american history. the 1990s bill clinton, newt gingrich, welfare reform, a balanced budget. confidence in our government to work together. since then we lost confidence in our government to do absolutely anything. we have left our children a $16 trillion debt. we have been in a war for 11 years. and nobody is feeling good about the future of america. look at your last couple interviews about how people feel abou